Roosevelt’s Defence Of Attacks on Rome
Received Wednesday, 10.5 p.m. WASHINGTON, March 14. “Everyone knows the Nazi record on religion. Hitler and his followers both at home and abroad havo waged ruthless war against the churches of all faiths. Now the German Army has used the holy city of Rome as a military centre and no one could be surprised at that. It is only the latest of Hitler’s many affronts to religion. It is a logical step in the Nazi policy of total war—a policy which treats nothing as sacred.” This statement was made by President Roosevelt at a press conference. The President added: “We on our side have made freedom of religion one of the principles for which we are fighting this war. We have tried scrupulously, often at considerable sacrifice, to spare religious and cultural monuments. We shall continue to do so.” The statement is regarded as President .Roosevelt’s reply to the Pope’s appeal to the belligerents to spare Rome.
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Manawatu Times, Volume 69, Issue 62, 16 March 1944, Page 5
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163Roosevelt’s Defence Of Attacks on Rome Manawatu Times, Volume 69, Issue 62, 16 March 1944, Page 5
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